A recent study highlights that 89-97% of autistic people over 60 are undiagnosed, leading experts to call them a "neglected generation." This article explores the challenges older neurodivergent adults face, the benefits of late diagnosis, and how families can approach the subject and seek support.
Natasha Suman, 24, and Caroline Bentham, 37, share their experiences of living with parents in the UK due to rising costs. While offering financial and emotional support, the arrangement presents challenges like loss of independence and role confusion, necessitating clear communication.
Many young adults are moving back in with parents to save money due to high living costs and housing prices. While practical, this arrangement can lead to loss of independence, role confusion, and family disagreements, requiring clear communication and adjusted expectations.
Many young adults in their 20s and 30s are returning to live with their parents in the UK due to rising housing costs, facing challenges like loss of independence and role confusion, but also benefiting from financial savings and emotional support.
A University of Michigan survey reveals over half of parents with 18-25 year olds track their children's location via smartphone apps, often for safety. Experts note this can blur lines between support and surveillance, impacting young adults' autonomy.
A University of Michigan survey reveals over half of parents track their adult children (18-25) using smartphone apps, often with location tracking always on. While cited for safety, it can blur lines between support and surveillance, impacting young adults' autonomy.
The US elder care system faces a crisis as baby boomers age, with many lacking savings and long-term care insurance. The "forgotten middle" struggle to afford care, often forced into destitution for Medicaid. The author advocates for collective solutions like day programs, worker-owned home healthcare, and public long-term care insurance to ensure dignified aging and support caregivers.
Families of adults with learning disabilities have saved William Blake House care home from bankruptcy by exposing alleged financial mismanagement, leading to a Charity Commission inquiry and the transfer of services to Camphill MK Communities.
Spain's Supreme Court ruled parents can appeal euthanasia decisions for adult children. This recognizes a legitimate interest for judicial review, impacting cases like Francesc Augé, 55, waiting 650 days, and Noelia, 25, who faced similar delays.
Lindsay C. Gibson's new book offers guidance on raising emotionally mature children, drawing from her previous bestseller about parents with immature emotional development. The book emphasizes treating children as "real inside" and repairing past parenting mistakes.
Adult children can help aging parents manage finances by starting gentle conversations, understanding their financial organization, and considering legal options like power of attorney, while being cautious of joint ownership due to potential legal and tax implications.
A conscious parenting coach shares six things parents should avoid to maintain strong bonds with their adult children: controlling their child, dismissing emotions, trying to change who they are, tying worth to achievement, judging during hard moments, and avoiding accountability. Based on studying over 200 kids, the author emphasizes that connection builds better relationships than control.
